I. Miroshnichenko Olga, M. Samusenko Tatiana, Gaivoronskaya Yana Vladimirovna, E. Frolova Evgenia, Doctrine in the Modern World: Legal Traditions and Modern Potential, The Social Sciences, Volume 13,Issue 2, 2018, Pages 235-240, ISSN 1818-5800, sscience.2018.235.240, (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2018.235.240) Abstract: This study explores doctrine as a legal category. The researcher notes the polysemy of the etymologic interpretations of this notion and identifies the main characteristics of legal doctrine and its social designation. The researcher posits a thesis that the role of doctrine as a formal legal source of law has become more important amidst globalization and integration. The researcher has come to the conclusion, through a deep and comprehensive analysis that the perception of this category differs significantly in different legal traditions. Keywords: Legal doctrine;juristic doctrine;legal tradition;formal legal source of law;judicial doctrine;doctrinal legal policy